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Cell apoptosis as measured by TUNEL. Representative sections as determined at 12 hours after reperfusion (3100 magnification). Apoptotic nuclei were stained red, and the software of Image J was used to analyse quantity of TUNEL-positive cells in the livers. Scale bars5100 lm. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 compared with IR group.

Interleukin (IL)-22-mediated protection against sodium nitroprussiate (SNP)-induced apoptosis in fibroblast-like synoviocytes established from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (RA-FLS) is mediated by upregulation of the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl2 and Bcl-xL. Cells were pretreated with HO-3867 (10 lmol/L) or STA21 (25 lmol/L) 2 h before the addition of IL-22 (100 ng/mL). Cells were then cultured for 30 min prior to the addition of SNP (1.33 mmol/L) and incubation for an additional 24 h. a. Western blot analysis of Bcl-2 protein expression in RA-FLS. A representative Western blot is shown in the left panel. Expression of Bcl-2 was quantified by densitometric analysis (right panel). Data represent the mean SD of three independent experiments. b. Western blot analysis of Bcl-xL in RA-FLS. A representative Western blot is shown in the left panel. Expression of Bcl-xL was quantified by densitometric analysis (right panel). Data represent the mean SD of three independent experiments. Each value is expressed as the ratio of the measured protein level to that of b-actin. *P < 0.05, #P > 0.05 versus control, &P < 0.05 versus SNP, %P < 0.05 versus SNP+ IL-22.

Int J Rheum Dis, 2017, 20(2):214-224.
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HO-3867, an analog of curcumin, is a selective STAT3 inhibitor that inhibits its phosphorylation, transcription, and DNA binding without affecting the expression of other active STATs.

HO-3867 (100 ppm p.o.) inhibits the growth of ovarian cancer xenograft tumor in mice without any apparent signs of toxicity, and also results in inhibition of pSTAT3 as well as downregulation of the STAT3-targeting proteins. [1] HO-3867 sensitizes cisplatin-resistant ovarian carcinoma through STAT3 inhibition. [2] HO-3867 (100 ppm p.o.) also attenuates left-heart-failure-induced pulmonary hypertension by decreasing oxidative stress and increasing PTEN expression in the lung of rats. [3]

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Cell viability is determined by a colorimetric assay using MTT. In the mitochondria of living cells, yellow MTT undergoes a reductive conversion to formazan, producing a purple color. Cells, grown to ~80% confluence in 75-mm flasks, are trypsinized, counted, seeded in 96-well plates with an average population of 7,000 cells/well, incubated overnight, and then treated with HO-3867 for 24 h. All experiments are done using 8 replicates and repeated at least three times.

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Answers to questions you may have can be found in the inhibitor handling instructions. Topics include how to prepare stock solutions, how to store inhibitors, and issues that need special attention for cell-based assays and animal experiments.

Cryptotanshinone is a STAT3 inhibitor with IC50 of 4.6 μM in a cell-free assay, strongly inhibits phosphorylation of STAT3 Tyr705, with a small effect on STAT3 Ser727, but none against STAT1 nor STAT5.

Niclosamide can inhibit DNA replication and inhibit STAT3 with IC50 of 0.7 μM in a cell-free assay. Niclosamide selectively inhibited the phosphorylation of STAT3 and had no obvious inhibition against the activation of other homologues (e.g., STAT1 and STAT5).

Nifuroxazide is a cell-permeable and orally available nitrofuran-based antidiarrheal agent that effectively suppresses the activation of cellular STAT1/3/5 transcription activity with IC50 of 3 μM against IL-6-induced STAT3 activation in U3A cells.